Kristian Blummenfelt

Kristian Blummenfelt (born 14 February 1994) is a Norwegian triathlete. As a track runner, he represented the clubs Fana IL and TIF Viking and competed in the junior race at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships.[2] In the triathlon he won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Championships and placed 13th at the 2016 Olympics.[3][1]

Kristian Blummenfelt
Blummenfelt at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
BornFebruary 14, 1994 (1994-02-14) (age 26)
Sport
SportTriathlon
ClubBergen Triathlon Club, NOR
Valence Triathlon, FRA[1]
Coached byArild Tveiten
Lars-Arne Andersen[1]

He set the current world record for the Ironman 70.3 (formerly named the Half Ironman) in 2018 with a time of 3:29:04.[4]

Blummenfelt trains up to eight hours a day, swimming up to 45 km, cycling about 400 km and running up to 120 km per week.[1]

References

  1. Kristian Blummenfelt. nbcolympics.com
  2. "B". Norwegian Athletics. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. Kristian Blummenfelt Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/news/articles/2018/12/new-703-world-best.aspx


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